making it both the birthplace and the proving ground of the Renaissance. Brunelleschi’s dome still rises from the terra-cotta sea of Florence’s roof tiles, itself terra-cotta clad yet ...

Magnificent temples to wealth were designed across Florence and the largest dome in the world was built by Filippo Brunelleschi, the brilliant engineer. Men no longer accepted at face value the ...

As the birthplace of the Renaissance, Florence has a ton of incredible galleries, museums, and architecture. However, nothing ...

The mathematics underpinning the modern method of elliptic curve cryptography originated with Renaissance architect Filippo ...

we headed to Florence where we were greeted by the sight of the Florence Cathedral. As part of my program, we went to the Medici Palace, the renaissance home of one of the most powerful Florentine ...